fu
English
editEtymology 1
editInterjection
editfu
Etymology 2
edit- Abbreviation
Noun
editfu (plural fus)
Etymology 3
editNoun
editfu (plural fu)
- A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.
Translations
editEtymology 4
editNoun
editfu (uncountable)
- (informal) kung fu
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 315:
- But the commercial timing was right—fu flicks were everywhere, and David Carradine and Bruce Lee were cult figures.
Etymology 5
editSuffix
editfu
- Alternative spelling of -fu
- UNIX fu
References
edit- “fu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Ama
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfu
References
edit- Årsjö, Britten. Words in Ama. 1999.
Chinese
editEtymology
editFrom English feel. Possibly influenced by Hong Kong Cantonese feel (fiu1).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fiou
- Wade–Giles: fiu1
- Yale: fyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fiou
- Palladius: фю (fju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
editfu
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editfu (invariable)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editfu
- third-person singular past historic of essere
Further reading
editfu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
editRomanization
editfu
Lashi
editPronunciation
editClassifier
editfu
- classifier for thin and flat objects, like a leaf
References
edit- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /fuː/, [fuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fu/, [fuː]
Interjection
editfū
Usage notes
editCan take the dative
Related terms
editLithuanian
editInterjection
editfu
- Clipping of fui.
References
edit- “fu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
Mandarin
editRomanization
editfu
- Nonstandard spelling of fū.
- Nonstandard spelling of fú.
- Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of fù.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Nalik
editParticle
editfu
- plural marker on some words
Coordinate terms
edit- mun (usual plural marker)
Further reading
edit- Craig Alan Volker, The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (1998), page 90
North Frisian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian fā, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to seize, grasp”). The semantic development in North Frisian may have been influenced by cognate Danish få. The retention of the Germanic stem alternation may also have been reinforced by it. Other cognates include West Frisian fange, Dutch vangen, German fangen (all “to catch”).
Verb
editfu
- (Föhr-Amrum) to get, receive, obtain
Conjugation
editinfinitive I | fu | |
---|---|---|
infinitive II | (tu) fun | |
past participle | fingen | |
imperative singular | fu | |
imperative plural | fu’m | |
present | past | |
1st singular | fu | fing |
2nd singular | feest, feist | fingst |
3rd singular | fee, feit | fing |
plural | fu | fing |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st singular | haa fingen | hed fingen |
2nd singular | heest fingen | hedst fingen |
3rd singular | hee fingen | hed fingen |
plural | haa fingen | hed fingen |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st singular | skal fu | wal fu |
2nd singular | skääl fu | wääl fu |
3rd singular | skal fu | wal fu |
plural | skel fu | wel fu |
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse fuð (only attested in compounds).
Noun
editfu f (definite singular fua, indefinite plural fuer, definite plural fuene)
- (anatomy, colloquial) ass
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “fu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfu oblique singular, m (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)
Descendants
editOld Irish
editPreposition
editfu
- Alternative form of fo
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editfu
- (colloquial, childish) yuck, ick (expression of disgust)
- (colloquial, childish) no, bad (reprimand of behavior)
Related terms
editFurther reading
editRomanian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfu
- (informal) third-person singular simple perfect indicative of fi
Synonyms
edit- fuse (formal)
Sicilian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfu
- third-person singular past indicative tense of èssiri; (he/she/it) was.
Spanish
editEtymology
editOf imitative origin, similar to English phooey!.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editfu
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Sranan Tongo
editPreposition
editfu
Particle
editfu
- used for marking the following verb as an infinitive to
- ca. 1765, Pieter van Dyk, Nieuwe en nooit bevoorens geziene Onderwyzinge in het Bastert, of Neeger Engels, zoo als het zelve in de Hollandsze Colonien gebruikt word [New and unprecedented instruction in Bastard or Negro English, as it is used in the Dutch colonies][2], page 107:
- Baſſia hoe fafi maſtra gi permiſſi fo pree.
- Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?
- in order to
Swahili
editPronunciation
editAdjective
edit-fu (declinable)
Declension
editNoun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mfu | wafu |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mfu | mifu |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | fu | mafu |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kifu | vifu |
n class(IX/X) | fu | fu |
u class(XI) | mfu | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pafu | |
ku class(XVII) | kufu | |
mu class(XVIII) | mufu |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editVilamovian
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Preposition
editfu
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viː/
Verb
editfu
- Soft mutation of bu.
Mutation
editWest Makian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfu
Etymology 2
editPossibly related to the above etymology.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfu
- (intransitive) to explode
Conjugation
editConjugation of fu (action verb) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tofu | mofu | afu | |
2nd person | nofu | fofu | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ifu | dofu | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nufu, fu | fufu, fu |
References
editYoruba
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfu
- to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant
- ará fu mí pe àṣírí ti tú ― I suspect that the secret is out
Usage notes
edit- Always occurs in construction with ara
Derived terms
edit- fura (“to suspect”)
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